I invest in, and get early access to, founders who are genuine and know how to hustle in markets that I know well. I also coach every founder I invest in on fundraising and growth, and bring many ex-founders to invest with me who know the industry. Sometimes I get better valuations, too.

*I have one exit (SocialEarth), and have raised money as an early stage startup founder (Storefront: ~$10M).

*I'm an Entrepreneur in Residence and Venture Partner at 500 Startups where I've supported over 200 portfolio companies with hands-on mentorship and $22M in funding.

*I also know accelerators/incubators well, and took Storefront through the fifth AngelPad class.

Thus, my selection process is carefully made as I look for startups that have legit and growing traction, a solid vision, and big potential. I'm opportunistic, what can I say.

Join me in partnering with founders who want to build movements around their companies.

Tristan is a creative thinker who brings people together and gets things done. Social Earth came out of nowhere to become a key media channel for the social entrepreneurship sector under Tristan's leadership. I'm excited to see what he does now with Storefront.

Tristan is a values-first dude who works and works and works to create amazing products. He's also a wonderful team player who works well with others to get things done. I have so much faith in the good work that Tristan does, both with Storefront and with all of his endeavors. Also,...more personally, he's supported me in my work with a previous company, Everywun. I've been grateful for his passion, commitment to service, and impeccable work... anyone who works with Tristan is a lucky person!

Tristan is your all weather go-to man. If shit is doing well, he will take you out for drinks, have a good time and give you nuggets of incredible advice for how it can be even better. If shit hits the fan, he will sit with you and figure a way out. Lucky to have him as a part of Headout.

Tristan is a huge proponent of the #viceconomy. Tristan understands that millennials spend more money on experiences with friends then on physicals goods that clutter their urban apartments. He's smart, cool and thoughtful.

Tristan is amazing! He has been the mentor to Funderful while at 500Startups in SF. He was not just super supportive, and gave super valuable advice, and helped with lots of introductions, but he was also great emotional support while going through the ups and downs of rushing through the...more accelerator program. You are my favorite person in SF (and beyond) :)

Tristan and I worked together at 500 for over a year, through my time there he was open, honest, and a valuable resource to our community at large. If you need to tackle problems creatively then he's your man.

Tristan is an entrepreneur, deal maker, crafted wordsmith and passionate connector who here to founders and startups. He stands at the intersection between Art, culture, technology and community. Look forward to collaborate in the future and learn from the smile that he has.

Tristan has a remarkable ability connecting with people. After meeting him for coffee several years ago, he invited me to Indochino's media launch event for their San Francisco pop-up, which Tristan made happen through Storefront. I went only intending to write about the experience, but had...more such a great time and ended up buying a suit. It's still the only suit I own. Tristan helped create the experience for me. If you have an opportunity to work with him, go for it.

I worked with Tristan for years while at 500 startups. Not only was super helpful to all of the teams helping them develop solid fundraising strategy (ask, pitch, timing of emails, the actual how to run the process and stay organized), he was also always a sound moral support for founders who...more were both daunted and confused with the journey of building a tech startup. His continual bright energy was supportive, but not blindly optimistic...thus, helped founders set very realistic expectations amongst investors and team members. Any team would be lucky as hell to have T Pollock on their side.

Tristan possesses a rare combination of creative, analytical and people skills that make him a triple threat when it comes to the help and guidance he can provide a startup. In our time in 500 Startups, Tristan went above and beyond to help our company grow and he continues to reach out, showing...more his commitment to our success.